We are looking for an enthusiastic finance professional (AAT or Certificate level CCAB / CGMA qualified) to join the Trusts Finance Team, playing a key role in shaping what our service delivery looks like and making a difference in the challenging financial environment, both now and in the future.

The successful candidate will support either the High Secure Services Directorate within the Trust's Forensics division or the Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Directorate within the Trust's Mental Health division and provide comprehensive financial advice and support managers to understand the efficiency and effectiveness of resources within their control. They will need to support the Finance Partners to deal with conflicting priorities and ensure that financial opportunities and risks are quantified and understood at all levels of the Trust, and optimum value for money is achieved.

Main duties of the job

The Management Accountant will support the Finance Partners to liaise closely with Divisional and Trust stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing accurate financial advice, information and support to service managers within the designated Services, using a business orientated accounting approach.

They should have excellent communication skills and the necessary personal qualities to engage effectively with service managers and their teams. We are looking to bring in fresh views and new practices so, whilst previous NHS experience can be a strength, we are also keen to hear from those who have never considered working for the NHS before.

About us

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be Responsible for providing accurate financial advice, information and support to service managers within the designated Services, using a business orientated accounting approach and supporting the Finance Partner in providing information and support to Service Managers.

The post holder should be familiar with general ledger systems and possess the ability to work on their own initiative whilst prioritising their workload. The individual will be required to respond to the day to day financial data/information requirements of a number of service managers and the interpretation of these for the relevant service, including direct liaison with budget managers. The post involves identification of work for Assistant Management Accountants.

For any informal discussion about the roles, please e-mail

Mental Health (Lichfield Lane - Mansfield) - darren.revill@nottshc.nhs.uk

Forensic Services (Rampton - Retford) - rachel.reeves@nottshc.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To possess one of the following:- Certificate level CCAB/CGMA, Member of AAT, or a Finance or Accounting degree

Desirable

• Studying for professional finance qualifications.

Training

Essential

• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Work Experience

Essential

• Experience within a Management Accounts environment.

Desirable

• NHS experience
• Staff supervisory experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Basic understanding of how NHS Finance operates.

Desirable

• Integra ledger and Crystal reports

Aptitudes / Skills

Essential

• Possess numerical and analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions.
• Good oral and written communication skills and have the ability to convey financial issues to non-finance managers.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and respond flexibly.
• Good IT skills - must be competent at Excel, Word Processing etc
• Evidence of working within a team and being an active team player.

Desirable

• Experience of financial software packages.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rampton Hospital / 200 Lichfield Lane

Woodbeck / Lichfield Lane

Retford / Mansfield

DN22 0PD

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